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<blockquote data-quote="Great In Grass" data-source="post: 5997510" data-attributes="member: 79"><p>Available Swede varieties for 2019.</p><p></p><p><img src="https://www.lgseeds.co.uk/uploads/swede-banner.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p></p><p>In alphabetical order:</p><p></p><p><strong>Airlie</strong> is a low to medium dry matter variety with a very high fresh yield and good disease resistance. It is a dual purpose variety suitable for fodder and culinary use with purple skin and creamy white flesh. Airlie is an early to intermediate use variety.</p><p></p><p><strong>Brora</strong> is a deep, purple-skinned variety, which can be grazed early in the autumn or used for the pre-packed market as an early harvested crop. Brora has a high marketable yield and is fully tried and tested in the UK. Brora has low resistance to powdery mildew.</p><p></p><p><strong>Gowrie</strong> is a variety bred in Scotland and can be utilised pre or post-Christmas. It can produce high dry matter yields and exhibits good resistance to both clubroot and powdery mildew.</p><p></p><p><strong>Invitation</strong> is a very uniform, clubroot resistant variety, ideal for utilisation after Christmas. It also has excellent resistance to powdery mildew and will produce large leaves for extra grazing potential. Invitation is winter hardy and is suitable for sheep or cattle.</p><p></p><p><strong>Kenmore</strong> is an early maturing variety with medium dry matter white flesh and intermediate shape (between globe and tankard) shape, best suited as stock feed, not culinary use. Very high yields of fresh and dry-matter with low to medium dry-matter content but moderate winter hardiness. Good powdery mildew resistance.</p><p></p><p><strong>Lomond</strong> high fresh and dry yields make this variety ideal for finishing lambs post Christmas. Lomond has both powdery mildew and clubroot resistance and trials show it suffers less from rots and splits in its root.</p><p></p><p><strong>Marian</strong> is a medium dry matter variety with moderate resistance to club root. It is a dual purpose variety suitable for fodder and culinary use with yellow coloured flesh and purple skin.</p><p></p><p><strong>Magres</strong> is the professionals choice, grown in the UK as a uniform purple swede with a flexible harvest date. Used by many growers to supply the supermarkets.</p><p></p><p><strong>Ruta Otoffte</strong> is a medium dry matter variety with good mildew resistance. It is a dual purpose variety suitable for fodder and culinary use with purple skin and cream coloured flesh. Ruta Otofte is a popular variety with sheep farmers.</p><p></p><p><strong>Triumph</strong> <span style="font-size: 15px">A new generation high–yielding swede variety ideally suited for out-wintering sheep. A yellow–fleshed mid-maturity variety with good leaf holding characteristics.</span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 15px"><img src="https://www.lgseeds.co.uk/uploads/lomond-product.jpg" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Great In Grass, post: 5997510, member: 79"] Available Swede varieties for 2019. [IMG]https://www.lgseeds.co.uk/uploads/swede-banner.jpg[/IMG] In alphabetical order: [B]Airlie[/B] is a low to medium dry matter variety with a very high fresh yield and good disease resistance. It is a dual purpose variety suitable for fodder and culinary use with purple skin and creamy white flesh. Airlie is an early to intermediate use variety. [B]Brora[/B] is a deep, purple-skinned variety, which can be grazed early in the autumn or used for the pre-packed market as an early harvested crop. Brora has a high marketable yield and is fully tried and tested in the UK. Brora has low resistance to powdery mildew. [B]Gowrie[/B] is a variety bred in Scotland and can be utilised pre or post-Christmas. It can produce high dry matter yields and exhibits good resistance to both clubroot and powdery mildew. [B]Invitation[/B] is a very uniform, clubroot resistant variety, ideal for utilisation after Christmas. It also has excellent resistance to powdery mildew and will produce large leaves for extra grazing potential. Invitation is winter hardy and is suitable for sheep or cattle. [B]Kenmore[/B] is an early maturing variety with medium dry matter white flesh and intermediate shape (between globe and tankard) shape, best suited as stock feed, not culinary use. Very high yields of fresh and dry-matter with low to medium dry-matter content but moderate winter hardiness. Good powdery mildew resistance. [B]Lomond[/B] high fresh and dry yields make this variety ideal for finishing lambs post Christmas.[B] [/B]Lomond has both powdery mildew and clubroot resistance and trials show it suffers less from rots and splits in its root. [B]Marian[/B] is a medium dry matter variety with moderate resistance to club root. It is a dual purpose variety suitable for fodder and culinary use with yellow coloured flesh and purple skin. [B]Magres[/B] is the professionals choice, grown in the UK as a uniform purple swede with a flexible harvest date.[B] [/B]Used by many growers to supply the supermarkets. [B]Ruta Otoffte[/B] is a medium dry matter variety with good mildew resistance. It is a dual purpose variety suitable for fodder and culinary use with purple skin and cream coloured flesh. Ruta Otofte is a popular variety with sheep farmers. [B]Triumph[/B] [SIZE=4]A new generation high–yielding swede variety ideally suited for out-wintering sheep. A yellow–fleshed mid-maturity variety with good leaf holding characteristics. [IMG]https://www.lgseeds.co.uk/uploads/lomond-product.jpg[/IMG][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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